Nature: A Riddle
Behind the veil of her face nature does not leave a single clue for a man to trace to reveal who she truly is. Each moment spent basking in her presence reveals some thing more extravagant than the previous. There is something wonderous, marvelous, and awesome waiting for man in the great outdoors. In the essay, "Nature" Ralph Waldo Emerson stated that "Neither does the wisest man make her reveal her secret or lose his curiosity by finding out all her perfection." He was correct in stating that even the smartest man can never know all of the secrests of nature and one can never grow bored when faced with a riddle like nature?
A wise man searches for the intangible in the midst of the "immortal beauty" of the landscape in an attempt to solve the riddle.
He lets the aroma of the flowers in bloom speak to him but the truth of their words are hidden from him. How they came to be escapes him as their scent runs away on the back of the wind.
Even in death nature's beauty cannot be discerned. It must be investigated...
...manipulatedand coaxed into communion with man.
We fear what we cannot understand, thus man tries to dominate the land.
The land gives up nothing and his instincts encourage him to go down another path.
For others delight, joy, and the feeling of youthful exuberance can be revived...
...while exploring the landscape for the answer
Or in quiet contemplation.
Nature is marvelous and wonderous from the basest creature to the largest tree. Emerson's essay "Nature" encourages the reader to appreciate nature not just because of it's sublime divine beuty but because of the unfathomable work that went into creating such a glorious beauty for our eyes to behold and our spirits to delight in.
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